The Town’s Guard Bakar is an organization that has acted in the area of Bakar since 2009, and it currently counts about 25 members representing a revived piece of rich history of the town of Bakar. The Town’s Guard…
Baškot is a typical double toasted or a fresh bread product (type of a bun) in a shape of a ring brought to Bakar by fishermen from Chioggia. Once, the fishermen carried them instead of the bread to longer…
“Bakarska vodica” – naturally sparkling wine Bakar’s walls were created from the end of the 18th century up until the 20th century with hard work and sweat of our ancestors, people of Praputnjak. On the anthropogenic ground, separating rock…
GALERIE “BISKUPIJA” The house “Diocese” was built within defensive walls of the town of Bakar. It is located on the Plačica square, the largest open space within the structure of the Upper Town (Gornji Grad). The “Diocese” house was…
The Small Museum RATI opened on 15th of April, 2000 under the sponsorship of the Town of Bakar in the private house of Ratimir Gudelj Rajko. It was designed in such a way that by the year of 2014,…
Thanks to a shallow sea entrance, and green zone above the beach this pebble beach is ideal for families with children and young couples. Its quietness and green zone are also attractive for the senior visitors. It has shower…
The Risnjak National Park is located in Gorski Kotar, on a surface of 6, 350 hectares, and partially in Bakar, too. It was founded in 1953, and it got its name according to a lynx, its most popular inhabitant. …
Next to Jaz is Perilo, a cultural and historical monument which stands as a silent witness and keeps many stories from Bakar’s history. Perilo was a site for washing clothing, but also a place where the latest mishaps in…
Since the time when Bakar belonged to Frankopans, Jaz is mentioned as a water collection point coming from several rich Bakar’s water sources flowing underground through the surrounding hills. This natural phenomenon pond near the sea, has become one…
On the 25th of June, 1894, Bakar was illuminated with the electric lights for the first time, right after Varaždin, while the neighboring Rijeka didn’t get light from the new energy for another year. That day, Bakar was illuminated…
Oceanographer is a device which continuously measures changes in water level over time in the determined location and point. Reading the record of water level is obtained by float-counterweight system. The Oceanographer was set in Bakar on 1929 and…
The Roman House is one of the oldest structures in Bakar, with the characteristic renaissance architecture, and its lavish porch and arches. It is situated in the immediate vicinity of the Citadel and St. Andrija’s Parish Church and is…
Within the medieval walls of a town, near by the church of St. Andrija, at the biggest square in an old part of the town, “Plačici” is situated, one of the most known and for the visitors by all…
Under the parish church of St. Andrija, you can find a crypt with 85 tombs, and the crypt is divided into two parts. On the upper part of the crypt, there is a pylon that certainly belongs to some…
The Church of St. Andrija the Apostle The church of St. Andrija the Apostle is the parish church of Bakar, and it has acquired its present shape during the second half of the 18th and first half of the…
Wine-growing and wine production were the main sources of livelihood for many generations of people of this littoral region. The people of Bakar were inventive and persistent and thought of how to overcome the lack of soil. They built…
Today’s castle of Hreljin represents remains of a medieval town Hreljin, therefore it is considered Hreljin’s old town. It is proudly standing on a high, steep cliff above Bakarac, on the most western part of Vinodol. In the middle…
The most famous and the most attractive structure in Bakar is certainly the medieval citadel Kaštel. This magnificent and impressive structure has maintained its authentic appearance dating from the 18th century, but its roots grow much deeper in the…
